"defensive" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

defensive adjetivo

defensive + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 222
defensive end • defensive coordinator • defensive player • defensive position • defensive line • defensive lineman • defensive back • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 46
(3) player, MVP
Kolokacji: 2
(15) coach, preparation, deployment
Kolokacji: 3
(17) perimeter, coverage, depth
Kolokacji: 3
(24) move, approach, driving
Kolokacji: 3
1. defensive alliance = pakt obronny, sojusz obronny defensive alliance
2. defensive alignment = obronne ustawienie w prostej linii defensive alignment
3. defensive circle = obronne koło defensive circle
4. defensive sector = obronny sektor defensive sector
  • Utilities, another defensive sector that benefits from falling interest rates as well, bucked the down trend, too.
  • Since December 29, 1952, the outpost was part of the 7th Infantry Division's defensive sector.
  • Drug stocks, one of the leading defensive sectors, were down sharply.
  • Not surprisingly, investors have turned to more defensive sectors of the market to cushion the bumpier ride they are now encountering.
  • Traditional defensive sectors have performed even better during these transitions.
  • Order all ships- all formations- to keep on the move within their assigned defensive sectors.
  • Drug stocks, traditionally a defensive sector, dropped yesterday amid signs of slow growth later this year.
  • But one of the defensive sectors often sought out in a weak economy - pharmaceutical companies - also fell.
  • He served in five offensive and one defensive sectors.
  • Conversely, the small-stock universe is less exposed to defensive sectors like health care and consumer staples.
(26) front, presence
Kolokacji: 2
(28) formation, backfield
Kolokacji: 2
(31) starter, rookie
Kolokacji: 2
(35) barrier, stopper, barricade
Kolokacji: 3
(36) Smith, Williams
Kolokacji: 2
(38) ditch, trench, moat
Kolokacji: 3
(39) medicine, penalty
Kolokacji: 2
(41) record, signal, showing
Kolokacji: 3
(42) breakdown, victory, collapse
Kolokacji: 3
(43) problem, huddle
Kolokacji: 2
(45) standout, baseman
Kolokacji: 2
(46) call, reason, option
Kolokacji: 3
verbo + defensive
Kolokacji: 5
play defensive • sound defensive • feel defensive • become defensive • grow defensive
adverbio + defensive
Kolokacji: 13
purely defensive • somewhat defensive • strictly defensive • slightly defensive • essentially defensive • ...
defensive + preposición
Kolokacji: 3
defensive about • defensive in • defensive of

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